How to free up space on a Mac
A practical Mac storage cleanup workflow: review large files, manage app data and cloud downloads, protect backups, and verify the space you recover.
Read the guide →Guides
Start with the storage problem in front of you. Each guide explains what to inspect, what a removal changes, and how to check the result.
A practical Mac storage cleanup workflow: review large files, manage app data and cloud downloads, protect backups, and verify the space you recover.
Read the guide →Find large files and folders on your Mac with Storage settings, Finder, Terminal, or a visual disk map. Learn what each method can and cannot show.
Read the guide →Understand the System Data category in macOS, identify the app or folder behind its growth, and learn what to review before removing files.
Read the guide →Why Mac storage numbers disagree, how purgeable space and APFS snapshots work, and what to check when an app says the disk is full.
Read the guide →Review Xcode DerivedData, simulator runtimes, device symbols, and archives. Reclaim generated storage while preserving projects and release debugging files.
Read the guide →Choosing an application? Compare Mac disk analyzers or explore the Delve journal.